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1^ Get the " Local Items ? fi - 1 "SI y i ?a< His Eightieth Birthday. ^ Mr. J. Mack Knight, who lives at st the eight mile post on the Due West j tl road, celebrated his eightieth birth- j 0i day on Saturday, April 24th. His children and grandchildren all gath- j ered at his home, without having j given him any notice of their com- j tc ing, bringing with them all kinds of j ta good things for a big family dinner.1 L The day was most pleasantly spent, i J< Mr. Knight was a gallant soldier hi ... - i ii? _i?p/ ^ ot tne uonieaeracy anu ims anvap -been and still is one of Abbeville's is respected citizens. Though advanced in years he is still young in spirit, and a man of considerable activity. We hope that he will live ^ T> to see many more reunions of his o family on this day. | w To Speak at Baptist Church. : W Associate Justice T. B. Fraser, of the South Carolina Supreme Court, 01 will speak in the Baptist church j Sunday afternoon at five o'clock. , Justice Fraser is one of the foremost men of the State, and always ^ gives his audience thoughtful words. ^ He has been a prominent figure in ir State life for many years, having ** , A served in the Legislature with mark- " * ed distinction before he was elected a member of the Supreme Court. His father, the late Thos. B. Fraser, was for many years a distinguished I L Judge of the Circuit Court. Mr.! Fraser is an elder in the Presbyter-! ian church of Sumter, and is promi-! nent in the counsels of his denomi- lrl nation. g hi "Honey" Leaves Town. J. W. Rykard, commonly known " wV*/\ fiva/1 wofr>VioQ onH , ? OO llVlitJ f TTA.VT MAVU 0, ?old jewelry and silverware, in Ab- ta beville at alliance prices for so many a) years, has retired from business and ^ is now on his farm near Greenwood, ^ S. C. ri Since he has gone it becomes ne- tj. cessary to elect a new president of the philosophers club, which meets each evening on the Grecian Portico ? ^ near the corner of Russell's old .. N stand to discuss the Bible, the war, the crops, and everything else ex- ^ cept hard work. 2L\ ^ S. F. Cromer is a candidate for j the position but he will have opposition. r< * * t\ Moving. n Marshal Lyon and Mrs. Lyon, r( with their family, are moving from t? Abbeville to Greenville today where jr they will make their future home. S( The Marshal has rented a house on Westfield Ave. where he will be glad to see his many friends when ^ they are in Greenville. p Both Mr. and Mrs. Lyon hate to ^ leave Abbeville, but the duties of q the Marshal's office require that Mr. Lyon be in Greenville all his time, and on that account they go there to live. s< m Moving to the Jail. a Mr. Foster McClane has been ap- fj pointed deputy sheriff under the new sheriff and is preparing to move into the jail as soon as possi- f, ble. Mr. McClane has lived in the f, jail before and looked after affairs w most acceptably. Mrs. McClane SJ will take charge of the yard and j will soon have it a thing of beauty 0> anH n inv fnrpv*?r Thp inil faros the post office and a beautiful yard will add much to the appearance of that end of town. , bi la A Pretty Vi?itor. v< Miss Eva Chardavoyne, of Port- tl land, Ala., is in the city visiting her M friends, Mrs. L. C. Parker and Mrs. *s R. S. Link. Miss Chardavoyne was in Abbeville last Spring and charmed every one with her lovely face w and winning ways, and every one is si glad to see her back again. m ?i . 0 Izi ^ t Improving the Home. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Tiddy have sen making many excellent imrovements on their home on Church ,reet. Two new rooms have been ided, also a large piazza around le house, new lights have been inalled. The house is now one of le handsomest and most convenient 1 their street. Mrs. McCalla is Better. Mrs. I. H. McCalla was brought > Abbeville last Thursday and was iken from here to her home in owndesville. She has been to >hns Hopkins for treatment and jr many friends throughout the >unty will be glad to know that she improving in health. Preacher and Speaker. Rev. Louis J. Bristow will preach le commencement sermon at the urroughs High School at Conway, , C., on May 30th. Solicitor Cooper ill address the graduating class on Monday evening, May 31st. Miss adie Magill is one of the teachers f this school. Sunday in Hendersonville. Mrs. Fred Minshall and children, >s. Henry Sign, John Harris aivl imes Hemphill left Saturday mernig for Hendersonville, N. C., where ley spent Sunday, returning to bbeville Sunday afternoon. Mr. Glenn at Spartanburg. Jtion. J. J_.yies uienn nas Deen ap>inted by Governor Manning to >ld court at Spartanburg for the lly term in place of Judge Spain, ho is ill. Mr. Glenn is well known i Abbeville and his friends are ad to hear of any honors coming ;s way. Fording It. Messrs. John and Vic Lomax have >ught a Ford automobile and are iking the fresh air every afternoon t the rate of about fifteen miles an >ur. These young gentlemen say tat if all their friends can get mared and support their wives that ley can support an automobile. The Antreville road is in good fix.t ou can ride over it in a Tin-Panancy at the legal rate of speed per lile and never get a jo't. The no Woof rnaH is alen in crnrtrl aVinnp, nd has been greatly improved by le recent working. The roads to [cCormick and Mt. Carmel are very )ugh, and need scraping. We hope le Supervisor will soon get to it. le understand that the Greenwood )ad has been put in fine shape. It ikes a little time to get around, but i another week or so, we expect to ;e all the roads greatly improved. Mrs. Frank B. Gary has returned om a pleasant visit to her home in lorence, having stopped over after le meeting of the Federation of r> j-i :n_ u il . luus in uciuiiisviiie. L tut: teeting in Bennettsville, Mrs. Gary as elected second Vice-President f the organization. Mrs. Gary has ;rved for several years as chairlan of the committee on Education nd this promotion is pleasing to her riends. Col. Pat Roche came in from the irm Saturday in time to see his riend Mr. Thos. P. Thomson, who as also in the city. Mr. Roche sent Sunday with the home folks, laving Monday morning about 3 'clock for the farm. Mrs. Foster McClane has returni from Atlanta, leaving the little ay, Foster, who was operated on ist Friday. The operation was a ery serious one and so far the lite boy has rallied very well indeed. Irs. McClane will return to Atlani in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Wilson ent up to Brevard Saturday and >ent Sunday with relatives. They ade the trip in their car. A . In "All Wool ( Mrs. Cothran and Miss Hannah Clark Perrin of Greenville, are in the city for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Wade S. Cothran. Miss Aileen Hammond, a 'student of Lander College, Greenwood, spent Sunday and Monday in Abbeville with friends and relatives. Mrs. W. H. Edwards, of Calhoun Falls, was in the city Monday and paid a visit to the Press and Banner office. Mrs. Fannie Haddon has quite recovered from a recent spell of sickness and has been to Due West on a visit to her sister. Mr. W. S. DuPre is at home from the hospital in Chester and is getting; on very well, much to the deI light of his family and friends. S. R. Carlisle and Andrew Jackson were the handsome representatives from Abbeville at the Monte ly Krazy & Co ?~1 // I r XV, /// ^>ALg ?r , ///y / y All **ool <4* W. L. Campbell was down from the Antreville section on Saturday. He has a good farm which he bought some years ago and an interesting family of children growing up, of which he should feel very proud. The rain Thursday afternoon brought all the garden seed out of the ground and made things around town look clean and prosperous. The hail which preceded the rain did no ! damage but cooled off things. I j The fire company is putting on some good practices these afternoons, both with the racer and the truck team, in anticipation of the tournament at Greenwood on the 18th, 19th and 20th. The Firemen's Tournament will be held in Greenwood on May 18th, 19th and , 20th. A very pleasant program has been arranged, of which one of the most attractive features will be an old fashioned basket picnic. i Sunday was a good day for automobiles and many pleasant parties passed through our town. Mr. and Mrs. Will Morrah ca.me up from Bellevue and spent the afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. Foster McClane took their young son, Foster, over to Atlanta where he underwent a painful and serious operation, last week. The latest news is that he is doing , very well. * The book club will hold its regular meeting Wednesday morning at the home of Mrs. J. C. Klugh, Mrs. Sallie Bradley, being hostess. The time of meeting is half past ten o'clock. Mrs. Elise Long Rogers is at horro 1 for an extended visit to her parent?, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Long. She is accompanied by a fine young bab". which is a delight to all her friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James Cox have moved from Magazine street to their new home on Nickles Avenue. They have greatly improved the house before moving in. Harold Nance is at home from Pittsburg, Pa., and will spend a short while with friends before going to Augusta, where he has a position. Somebody's hog got out on upper Main street last Saturday afternoon. Somebody's pig was out last Wednesday night on Lane street. Anybody's hog can run at large now. Mack Williams was in the c:ry Monday wearing a genuine farmers panama. He says Press Cheatham would look more natural wearing one of the same kind. Buck Power was in town Monday telling the boys how to grow cotton. He was a champion wrestler when we were in the "Prep" at Erskine. Miss Lola Clement has been chosen by the congregation of the First Baptist church of Union as missionary in the foreign field. Mrs. Sallie Bradley and Mrs. Carrie B. Klugh spent one day last week with Mrs. Mattie Bowen, who lives near Troy. Mrs. Mary Parker died last week no ? ol AH wcucta, age 10 years. one wilb a Miss Dickson and was a native of Abbeville County. Mrs. E. C. Horton has returned fjom a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in Anderson and Williamston. Miss Nona Barksdale went over to Greenwood last week and spent several days with her grandparents.. :?)" I^JQg L O "tfP45 Misses Etel and Rebecca Botts, of j rey picnic last Saturday. Wallace Harris is here from Col! umbia for a visit to his mother, Mrs. :J. A. Harris. He has quite recovered from his recent illness. Mrs. R. C. Wilson spent several days in Warrenton last week with Mni. Wilson, who has been sick for some time. The stores begun closing at six o'clock on Monday. This is a little earlier than usual and the time will extend until Sept. 15th. Mrs. W. A. Templeton has returned to the city after an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. Thorn in Kentucky. Mr..yJ. L. McMillan has returned from Dyson. He states that he is still having trouble with his jaw. Mrs, Ida Caldwell came over from Greenwood and spent Sundajr and Monday with Miss Sadie Hammond. Mr. A. M. McCord came down from Greenville and spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. W. L. McCord. Mr. W. E. Morrison of Long Cane, was in the city Monday on business. Missi Gladys Tarrant, of Mt. Carmel, was in the city Monday shopping. Miss Lease went over to Atlanta last Thursday on business for Philson and Henry. Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Neuffer went over to Atlanta last Friday on a shopping and pleasure trip. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Killingsworth, of Antreville, were in Abbeville Saturday shopping. Mrs. Venable, of Washington, D. C., is in the city for an extended visit to Mrs. H. W. Pratt. Miss Margie Bradley is at home for a little vacation, and is visiting Mrs. Henry Pressly iri Clinton. Master Lewis Blount, of Augusta, is in the city on a visit to his aunt, Mrs. J. Dendy Miller. John T. and Ben Magill, prominent citizens of Due West, were in the city Monday. Miss Mary Smith has returned from a pleasant visit to friends in flnlnmhisi and ClViflrlestnn. Miss Margaret Cothran was in the city from Lander, spending a few days this week with her parent?. Mr. Hagerman, a gay young man from Greenville, was in the city on important business last Sunday. Thos. R. Blackwell, of Due West, wfi3 here Monday on business. Long Cane, were in the city Tuesday j shopping. i Miss Elise Crawford, from near Due West, is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. M. Miller on Magazine street. Mrs. Ermie Haddon and Miss Lila Morrison, of Long Cane, were in the city Tuesday shopping. j Magistrate A. R. Ellis, of Due ] West, was down for Salesday. i Abbeville's rose gardens are blooming as beautifully as ever. 1 Mrs. Ames Haltiwanger and three < pretty little girls arrived in the city i yesterday from Columbia, to spend 1 sometime with relatives in and near ( the city. t \ BIRTH. 'Born at Abbeville, S. C., Monday, May the 3rd, 1915 to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. White, a daughter. c VESTIBULE DERAILED. * The Seabard veatibule train No. c 5 due in Abbeville at 1:43 was de- ? railed at Whitmire, on its way south, yesterday. The train was in charge c of Engineer Yates. The tender and the first five coaches left the tracks. XI I L no one was uui i. The track was torn up for about ^ twenty-six rail length* and it will be several hours before the road 1 will be open for traffic again. 1 The cause of the derailment has ) not yet been ascertained. It will be ] remembered that at this point the ; train in charge of Engineer Shiver had an accident several months ago. ! the engine turning *ver and he be* j ing slightly injured. 1 1 TEACHERS RE-ELECTED Board Asks For Election on Com- J pulsory Attendance. At a meeting of the Board of P Trustees of Abbeville School Dis- ? trict, held on yesterday, all the old teachers were re-elected. The Board by a proper resoluton ( which will be presented to the Coun- t ty Board asks for an election in this school district on the question of compulsory attendancer ( OUR DEVIL. Charley Lyon, Jr., is boarding at , the home of W. W. Br-dley since his father moved to Green\.lle. The bad , boys will find him there. < Winner of The Marathon. - 4 Steve Parthemos, the proprietor of the Candy Kitchen, was married ? in Charleston on last Thursday after- < noon to Miss Katina Arachovitou. No one here knew of the marriage until the bridal couple arrived in the city Sunday morning. Mrs. Parthemos is a pretty and accomplished young woman. She is t a native of Sparta as is the groom, t Steve, as he is generally known, is t the most successful business man of ( the Greek colony here. He has won the confidence and respect of the people of the city by his gentlemanly bearing and uniform courtesy. The bridal couple are at the Eureka for a short while until they go to house-keeping. The Press and Ban- * ner extends to them every good wish on life's voyage. i COTTON MARKET. May 4th. , Closed ?] January ? 10.64 May 9.76 July 10.06 October 10.39 December 10.58 s Local spots 9.35. { FOR SALE. A* tA (\f\ IVERS & POND PIANO at half pricej Great Bargain for some one. Call or write, The McMurray Drug Co. j Abbeville, S. C. / By Gross U. |M SXXHG MV 0eST-|b? Lp| "THie ' Bof A 8ALE OF CoTToN " | |d-| SOCIAL |-b| SJSISIS/SISISMSfSlBJSJSMSISiSISISMSISJSPMSli A Good Name. The ladies of Camden have a club which they have named the "Needle and Tongue" Club. Society Meeting. The ladies society of th^r Associate Reformed church will meet with Mrs. S. C. Seals on Thursday afternoon at five o'clock. Clubs. The Bridge Club met Friday af;ernoon at the home of Mrs. Eakin Calvert. The house was beautifully decorated in sweet peas and oses and as always a charming wel:ome was extended the guests. After ;he games cream, cake and wafers vere served. A Birthday Party. Little Miss Elizabeth Thomson :elebrated her birthday, by giving ler friends a party last Friday af ernoon. Everything from the house o the lovely birthday cake, was de- t orated in pink and white, and a food time in games and plays was injoyed. Refreshments of cake ream and punch were served. Paint or Not Is a horse worth more or less af;er feed? Hay and oats are high today; shall ! wait today and feed him tomorrow? That's how men do about painting ;heir houses and barns and fences. Paint has been high for several fears; and so they have waited. Some are still waiting. Their property drops a trifle a pear^and the next job of paint :reeps-up creeps-up creeps-up; it'll take more paint by a gallon a year; ;hey don't save a cent, and the proDerty goes-on suffering. DEVOE P. B. Speed sells it. i ,'5J3J3J3]3J5I3JSJ3i3I5I3J5I3J3/SJ3J2iSM5f3ISf5P^" For This Week. WEDNESDAY? "The Artist Wife"? Majestic. "The Primitive Spirit."? Reliance. "Mr. Droppington's Devilish Deed," ?Keystone. "The Long Portage"? 4 reels. 4 Reels. ?THURSDAY? "His Brother's Debt"?2-Reel American. "By Fair Means or Foul"?Komic. "Armed Intervention" ? American. 4 Reels. ?FRIDAY? "The Winged Messenger"?Domestic. 'The Rent Jumpers"?Keystone. 'ACROSS THE PACIFIC" ?In 5 Parts. 8?Reels?8 ?SATURDAY? 'The Fencing Matter" ?2-Reel Majestic. The Life Worth While" ?Than. 'Trapped Bjr a Forest Fire"?Amer, 'The Milkman's Revenge" Than. 'The Mysterious Haunted Hotel"? Thanhouser. 'EXPLOITS OF ELAINE" Every Tuesday Night. Free List suspended on Friday lights. "Across the Pacific" in five parts, s the feature for Friday night, belides the regular pictures. 8 reels. The feature for Friday night, is Across tne racinc in nve parts, rhis is a wonderful picture so don't niss seeing it. "The Exploits of Elaine", a great ierial picture is shown every Tueslay night at the Opera House. The lecond episode will be next week. Southern Railway Schedule. Effective Dec. 20,1914. A.M. FM PM jeave Abbeville 9.00 3.55 6.2ft Lrrive Abbeville 11.20 5.25 8.05